Table 6.

Workability of patients after LT in total and according to employment status

WAI dimensions	Employment groups	Mean (SD)	Mean rank	Statistics (Kruskal-Wallis test)
				H	P
Dimension 1: Current work ability compared with lifetime best	Total	6.07 (2.75)
	Employment	6.94 (2.88)	30.85
	Retirement pension	6.27 (2.05)	26.68
	Early ret./sick/unemp.	5.30 (2.98)	22.09	3.49	.175
Dimension 2: Work ability in relation to the demands of the job	Total	6.98 (2.24)
	Employment	7.54 (2.37)	25.38
	Retirement pension	7.13 (1.96)	22.25
	Early ret./sick/unemp.	6.29 (2.22)	18.81	2.41	.300
Dimension 3: Number of current diseases diagnosed by a physician	Total	3.10 (1.97)
	Employment	3.26 (1.94)	29.16
	Retirement pension	3.85 (2.15)	33.23
	Early ret./sick/unemp.	2.45 (1.47)	22.68	4.29	.117
Dimension 4: Estimated work impairment due to diseases	Total	4.52 (1.79)
	Employment	4.72 (1.72)	29.14
	Retirement pension	4.46 (1.61)	25.73
	Early ret./sick/unemp.	4.27 (2.00)	26.00	.58	.748
Dimension 5: Sick leave during the past 12 months	Total	4.00 (1.49)
	Employment	3.94 (1.47)	23.92
	Retirement pension	4.36 (1.29)	28.82
	Early ret./sick/unemp.	3.75 (1.71)	23.88	1.26	.531
Dimension 6: Personal prognosis of work ability 2 years from now	Total	5.42 (2.30)
	Employment	5.83 (2.09)	28.25
	Retirement pension	5.91 (2.03)	28.55
	Early ret./sick/unemp.	4.57 (2.62)	21.55	3.56	.169
Dimension 7: Mental resources	Total	3.08 (0.99)
	Employment	3.21 (1.08)	30.53
	Retirement pension	3.00 (0.78)	25.36
	Early ret./sick/unemp.	3.05 (1.05)	27.50	.99	.608
Total score workability	Total	31.61 (9.79)
	Employment	34.04 (10.65)	34.38
	Retirement pension	31.06 (8.50)	28.50
	Early ret./sick/unemp.	29.95 (10.12)	27.34	2.01	.366

SD standard deviation, WAI Work Ability Index, early ret./sick/unemp. early retirement, sick leave, unemployment